Stories from Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Lisa Funk, owner of the Storm Lake Bakery. will open a new bakery and café in Cherokee in the street level of the renovated Lewis Hotel at 231 W. Main St. The name of the new shop is the Main Street Bakery & Café. The hours will be Monday through Friday from 6:30 AM – 5:30 PM, and Saturday from 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM...

Cherokee Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is excited to announce that 3D mammography is now available through the CRMC Radiology Department. Utilizing Hologic’s Genius™ 3D Mammography™ system, CRMC now offers advanced breast tomosynthesis technology. Genius exams are clinically proven to increase the detection of breast cancers, while also decreasing the number of women asked to return for additional testing...

The Cherokee Industrial Corporation (CIC) is proud to announce their donation of $50,000 to the Cherokee Trail Expansion Project. Their donation provides another great boost for the Trail Committee’s ongoing fundraising campaign. Shawn Simonsen of the CIC said “The mission of CIC is to encourage, promote and assist new and existing businesses in Cherokee. ...

Kenneth Edwin Kistenmacher, age 63 of Cherokee, IA, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 11, 2019, in Cherokee. Funeral arrangements are currently pending at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com...

Paul Lux, age 82, of Cherokee, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Sioux City, IA following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 16, 2019, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. ...

Ruth Ann Tippy, age 81 of Cherokee, IA, passed away on February 10, 2019, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 14, 2019, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. ...

   Ridge View Mock Trial competed in Mason City on Thursday, March 7th.  Members of the team include:. Front left: Audrey Kalin, Cassie Allen, Katlyn Wise.  Back row:  Austin Hansen, Kael Wiese, Logan Pickhinke, Jordan Grothe, and Emilie Sawatsky.  Coaches are Steve Pickhinke and Carmen Koth.   Attorney coaches are David Jennett and John Murray...

Many of us have worked in grocery stores during our teen, college, and perhaps adult lives. We recall long, tiring days, always on your feet, either stocking shelves, unloading trucks, or bagging and checking groceries while the customers make small talk about the weather, their families, or the ballgame the night before...

Have you ever felt like there’s nothing at the library that you want to read? Is your to-read list long than your arm, or has it filled what was “supposed” to be a memo book? You’re not alone. I have this happen a lot with kiddos who come into the library. ...

Ridge View archery students who earned a state qualifying berth in 3D competition this week are, from left, Alexis Clark, jade Droegmiller, Brayden Stowater, Tyler Kolpin, Cameron Spina, Rayann Volkert and Nathan Yockey. Not pictured are Cassie Allen, Logan Pickhinke and Brant Price. The archery team is coached by Justin Kinney...

A 1952 Cherokean yearbook found its’ way onto my desk. It reveals a rich Cherokee football history lesson. In the fall football season’s of 1950 and 1951, Wilson High Brave gridders recorded perfect back-to-back 9-0 records. It was the fourth time in six years that Cherokee won the Lakes Conference title with an unblemished record. ...